Six more dengue cases reported; tally up to 150 in Ahmedabad

Six more cases of dengue were registered in the city on Wednesday. This has taken the total number of dengue cases registered in Ahmedabad to 112.

But sources closely associated with the health department said that actual number of cases has crossed 150 during the current year.

Moreover, the civic body will start a separate out patient department (OPD) at various hospitals to screen patients suffering from fever.

Apart from this, the AMC is also planning to promote use of traditional methods to check mosquito bites and vector-borne disease.

Of the total six cases reported on Wednesday, four were registered at Civil Hospital, while two were registered in private hospitals.

Moreover, all municipal and government hospitals will soon start a separate OPD treatment to screen patients suffering from fever. The suggestion was given by the state government's team that visited the city on Tuesday.

The patients will be asked to complete full treatment course of 14 days.

Moreover, the civic body will promote usage of traditional methods to check mosquito breeding as well as use of traditional medicines.

"We are taking every possible measures to check vector-borne diseases including traditional methods like using neem tree leaves, herbal plants like kari kariyatu and ayurvedic medicines," said Suresh Patel, chairman of AMC's health and solid waste management committee.

The civic body had used the same method during the chickungunya spread in 2006.